Fiji

Long-term work permit. A locally registered Fiji employer can sponsor a noncitizen aged 18 or older for a one-to-three-year work permit.

Free, with the law behind every answer

Long-term work permit

Employment permit for one to three years; legal spouse and children under 18 may be included, subject to approval.

Hold a valid employment contract with a locally registered company and provide medical and police evidence.
Fiji Ministry of Immigration: Long Term Work Permit
A first-time applicant generally files from outside Fiji; a short-term work permit holder may apply in-country and a Fiji citizen’s spouse has an exception.
Fiji Ministry of Immigration: Long Term Work Permit

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

How old are you?

Not legal advice.

Age: 18 or older.
Time: The issuing authority decides the application after the complete sponsored file and prerequisite approvals are lodged.
Cost: FJD 650.05 application fee shown by Immigration; issue and bond charges may follow.
The hard part: Employer contract and filing from abroad before starting work.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

Time away: Lawfully present for a total of five of the ten years immediately before applying; visitor and student time is excluded.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Work-permit residence counts toward Fiji’s five-of-ten-year naturalisation test.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.

The law behind these dates

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

File through Fiji Immigration’s online work-permit portal with the employer’s contract.Open immigration.gov.fj ↗
Gather these documents.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

The official application forms, submission and recovery specification are not complete. Postern cannot run this application yet.

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